The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2069
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1814
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.78° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.26° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.